WORE OUT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

wore out

verb

past tense of wear out

as in wore

to use up all the physical energy of keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out

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Recent Examples of wore out This skirt reminds me of the one that Jenner wore out in New York recently. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 13 June 2026 Something switched in that one 10 years ago — the Warriors wore out and James (and Kyrie Irving) kicked it into hyperdrive. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 June 2026 John Tortorella was hired as head coach in June 2022, helped establish a culture, had the young Flyers overachieving and then wore out his welcome — such is life as an NHL head coach and especially one named John Tortorella. — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 In contrast, the Fraternal Order of Eagles advocated for pensions for industrial wage laborers—for people who had worked in jobs that wore out their bodies and left them physically unable to work. — Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 And his playcalling wore out its welcome with the Los Angeles Chargers in only two years. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 From busy tile backsplashes that quickly wore out their welcome to furniture silhouettes that turned comfort into an afterthought, 2025 delivered no shortage of design trends, but not all of them were meant for the long haul. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026 Watching Twister on my parents’ VHS player until the tape wore out and riding my bike to Blockbuster to rent another copy. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 Workers wore out their shoes every eight days, the worker said. — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wore out

Verb

The mother-son duo embraced in the driveway of a home in front of a big field; Aaron wore a casual black T-shirt, blue athletic shorts, a baseball cap, and brown flip flips, while his mom paired a sleeveless blue blouse with baggy patterned pants.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Holmes, 47, wore a pink corset-style shirt paired with black leather pants, while Yarmosky went casual in a T-shirt, jeans and a tote bag.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of wore

Verb

Though the World Cup avoided issues with ICE raids at stadiums, the agency this summer has been responsible for shootings that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The state, then called Vargas, had another natural disaster in 1999, when landslides killed thousands.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

Definition of killed

Verb

Fellow striker Ricardo Pepi tired out the Australian back line all day.

— Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025

Definition of tired

Verb

Consider what happened in April when Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Owen Heinecke, whom the NCAA deemed had exhausted his eligibility, obtained a court injunction to play this fall.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 July 2026
The shattered standing forlornly by the podium at the end of a draining tournament, hearts broken, bodies exhausted, having to watch as the opposition receive the reward that England were agonisingly close to.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

Awaiting a diagnosis that never came and drained of funds from a dizzying sequence of medical neglect and malpractice, Hughes could no longer afford a safe place to rest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Soil with good structure is well-drained and holds nutrients vital to plant health.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026